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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Why I Won't Be Blogging for the Foreseeable Future

I don’t post a lot of pictures, especially of my kids, but
in this particular case, a picture really is worth a thousand words:) (Besides,
newborns all kind of look the same, don’t they?) I’m pleased to introduce you
to Baby Number Three, whom I will affectionately call Monster around the Internet.
(He has a real name, honest, but you know how much I like nicknames. And
Monster is the name our four-year-old suggested when we asked him what he
thought we should name the baby.)

The delivery was uneventful--or at least it was after the
anesthesia finally worked. (For some unknown reason, the spinal took five extra
minutes to kick in. (I didn’t particularly care for those five extra minutes.))
Monster was born just after daybreak on Wednesday, January 11. He was a whopping eight
pounds, seven ounces, which is almost a full pound heavier than Lady was when
she was born, and he was twenty-one inches long.

Ironically enough, Monster has been the least monster-ish of
all our kids. He actually sleeps sometimes, and he hardly ever cries. Still, I
don’t plan to blog for the next couple of
months. I need time to adapt to my new normal.

I’ll be back later this spring, probably sometime around
April, and as I mentioned once before, I already have some interviews and
additional rounds of “An Agent’s Inbox” in the works. Until then, I hope you
all have a great first-few-months-of-2012. I’m sure we will.

What a precious little sweetheart! I just want to snuggle him. Oh, congratulations, Krista! I'm so, so happy for you and glad you're recovering. And yes, taking a blogging break is a great idea. :) Enjoy yourself.

Only parents with beautiful babies think that all babies are beautiful. :) Love the nickname! Oh, and we found adding the third much easier than adding the second. Once you are up to two, you get used to the chaos.

I haven't been able to respond to comments individually on this one, but I just wanted to let you know that I have read every one and to say thank you for all your heartfelt support and well wishes. They've definitely given me a boost.

Missing you, but I hope you're having a wonderful time with Monster. He's beautiful! I'm envious of all baby stuff- introducing baby to older kids, sweet baby sighs and how their eyes get so heavy when they're in a warm shower...maybe I'll have a chat with Nathan and see about another;)

Congratulations on your beautiful baby boy. One of my daughters gave birth to a precious grandson last month, number six in her line of family monsters. Also, congratulations on your book. I'm glad you are getting published.